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package org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.viewers.model.provisional;
/**
* An adapter used to create column presentations.
*
* @see IColumnPresentation
* @since 3.2
*/
public interface IColumnPresentationFactory {
/**
* Constructs and returns the column presentation for the given presentation
* context (view) and input element, or <code>null</code> of none.
*
* @param context presentation context
* @param element the input element
* @return column presentation or <code>null</code>
*/
public IColumnPresentation createColumnPresentation(IPresentationContext context, Object element);
/**
* Returns the type of column presentation to be used for the given context and object
* or <code>null</code> if none. Allows a previous column presentation to be re-used if
* it has not changed type.
*
* @param context presentation context
* @param element input element
* @return column presentation id or <code>null</code>
*/
public String getColumnPresentationId(IPresentationContext context, Object element);
}